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The Motley Fool
November 3, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
A Shadowy Risk for Shareholders Activist investors could push corporations to disclose political campaign donations.   |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Corporations, Come Clean on Contributions Transparency about political contributions decreases reputational risk, boycotts, and backlash. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Keeping Score at Major Companies Big issues abound in proxy statements this year. Don't miss your chance to chime in. |
Salon.com
October 10, 2000
Janelle Brown |
Microsoft's funny money A spunky shareholder resolution demands that the company account for its political campaign contributions... |
CFO
April 15, 2012
Sarah Johnson |
Show Us the Money Shareholders are pressuring companies to reveal their political contributions. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Not-So-Indecent Proposals Watch out for shareholders, especially of Apple Computer, shaking things up at public companies this year. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Can CEOs Save the Economy? Chief executives join the debate on fiscal responsibility (and irresponsible politicians). |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2009
Ciara Torres-Spellisc |
Shareholders Should Hear About Political Spending Investors deserve the right to approve companies' campaign contributions |
BusinessWeek
March 11, 2010
John C. Bogle |
It's Time to Stand Up to the Supreme Court The court's decision to let public companies spend freely on elections simply isn't fair to shareholders. But there's a way to push back. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Weekly Walk of Shame: Corporations Are People, Too Would you trust these "people" with your best interests? The relationship between politicians, special interests, and corporate "persons" was sketchy even before the Court's recent ruling. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
In 2011, Shareholders Speak Louder Than Ever Your vote as an investor really counts this year. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Are Special Interests Taking Over Your Companies? Shareholder democracy isn't the problem; passive investing is. I ran a search on Proxy Monitor's site for socially based shareholder resolutions filed at public companies by "special interest" activists from 2008 until the present. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
First Time's the Charm? Several first-time shareholder proposals have gotten surprising support this year. |
U.S. Banker
July 2004
Lee Conrad |
Gadflies: They Say, 'Show Me the Money,' and Mean It What do Wells Fargo and the Teamsters have in common? Neither knew how much money Wells contributed to political causes last year. |
IndustryWeek
October 20, 2010 |
DISCLOSE Opponents Gain a Victory Senate Democrats failed to advance the DISCLOSE Act for the second time. But new coalitions launch to push reform. |
National Defense
December 2013
Ryan C. Bradel |
Political Participation Can Help Contractors Most government contracting companies need an effective government relations operation. |
Reason
December 2005
Bradley A. Smith |
John McCain's War on Political Speech How the Arizona senator and other campaign finance reformers use the law to muffle critics and trample the First Amendment. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholder Majorities Win Major Victories Policies that encourage better boards have gained traction in 2011. |
Knowledge@Wharton
July 2, 2003 |
Soft Money, Hard Money: Campaign-Finance Reform's Impact on Business The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's ban on corporate and union political donations may be made permanent, and the business community will be forced to find alternative ways of advancing its agenda on Capitol Hill. |
Salon.com
March 30, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
Let them spend millions Campaign finance reform stifles grass-roots organizing and harms American politics, says a member of the Federal Election Commission.... |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Alyce Lomax |
1 Shareholder Takes On 21 Big Targets U.S. "imperialist" corporations could get their comeuppance in 2012. |
BusinessWeek
April 21, 2010
Barrett & Salant |
Campaign Spending: Why Companies Are Holding Fire The high court ruling on corporate campaign spending hasn't been a game-changer. Yet. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
These Fund Companies Are Letting Us Down It's ridiculous, but some fund firms are supporting excessive CEO pay. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2000
James V. DeLong |
Free Money Campaign finance "loopholes" are the best part of the system. |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Your Stocks' Secrets Investors, knowledge is power, so don't ignore a freely available source of the best-kept corporate secrets -- the proxy statement. Proxy season is upon us -- don't forget to do your homework. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Are Winning ... Slowly CEO overcompensation is gradually being challenged in corporate America by shareholders, through resolutions and annual meeting proposals. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Dirty Corporate Secrets Many companies are giving away your money to politicians you hate. Investors, if this kind of information is important to you, look into your holdings' donations. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
A Different Kind of Climate Change Environmental and social shareholder proposals are gaining traction. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
People Power in Corporate America Don't underestimate the power of individual investors. Just look at all the strides toward better corporate governance that investors have made this year. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Shareholders Are Forcing Change You're not as powerless as you might think when it comes to important social issues. |
Reason
July 2001
Michael W. Lynch |
Prof. Smith Goes to Washington Federal Election Commission member Bradley A. Smith takes on campaign finance laws... |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Shareholders Want This Power More and more investors agitate for the right to act by written consent. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
When Shareholders Show True Grit Buy-and-hold investors who hold their ground when the market flees, entrepreneurs who doggedly pursue their ambitions, and activist shareholders who won't stop pushing for the right kind of change all deserve our thanks -- and our applause. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
How Dare You Own Wal-Mart? There are many good reasons to buy companies you dislike. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
The SEC May Shut You Up If you want to keep the right to influence your companies, let the SEC know. The SEC has recently proposed changing rules for shareholders -- in ways that don't seem to protect them at all. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
The Supreme Court Spares Sarbanes-Oxley Fortunately, the Court appears to have upheld the spirit of accounting transparency for the good of investors. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Majority Rules! Majority voting standards would let shareholders have their say. |
BusinessWeek
May 12, 2011
Tim Jones |
Secret Cash Dominates in State Court Races Unidentified contributors are pumping big money into key races. |
Reason
February 2005
Julian Sanchez |
Data: Money Keeps Talking The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 was supposed to reduce the undemocratic, corrupting influence of money in politics. Did it work? Not quite. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Meet the Companies in the Hot Seat This Year Shareholders plan to turn up the heat on environmental sustainability issues. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Watch Out for Businesses Spending Your Money Corporations may soon wield even more power to spend your money. The Supreme Court is considering lifting restrictions against companies donating directly to federal election campaigns. |
AskMen.com
Samuel Hui |
Fine Living: Smart Philanthropy To help develop a sound and effective donation strategy, here are a few prudent financial management tips to guide you along the way. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Foreshadowed Losses You Shouldn't Ignore You might one day regret that complacent proxy vote. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds Pushing for Good Governance Many fund families are supporting reforms for corporate America. |
Reason
July 2007
Brian Doherty |
Political Payoff While there are no solid data proving that campaign contributions directly change politicians' behavior, a new study offers evidence that political giving helps corporations. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
David Henry |
Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance? |
Inc.
September 2004
David J. Dent |
Playing Politics It can be very tempting to try to grease the political wheels. But are campaign donations a sound investment for your firm? Campaign-finance reform laws have made small companies more important in politics. |
Foundation News & Commentary
May/Jun 2005
Sarita Venkat |
Director Independence & Charitable Contributions Despite SEC rulings, corporate governance and director independence are still somewhat subjective areas. Even a hint of impropriety can be a cause for concern. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Trouble at the Top for Whole Foods? We dig a little deeper into a shareholder resolution aimed at the company. |
Information Today
July 23, 2015 |
New Resources Shed Light on Election Spending The Money, Politics and Transparency initiative -- from the Sunlight Foundation, Global Integrity, and the Electoral Integrity Project -- introduced a set of resources that show how money plays a role in elections and political parties. |
